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Is it true that baucher bits give leverage and poll pressure? Will a baucher bit be a good option for my strong horse? Let's bust myths like these!
A baucher bit has an upper chank attached to the mouthpiece, with a snaffle ring. The sidepiece of your bridle is attached to the upper shank, while the rein is attached to the snaffle ring.
It's a very common myth that baucher bits created poll pressure and leverage. Let's bust myths like these!
When you take the reins, the bit lifts in the mouth, and the cheek pieces slacken, reducing the poll pressure. The baucher bit does, therefore, actually have the opposite effect of what people may think.
The reason why a baucher bit couldn't create leverage and poll pressure is because the Baucher bit only has a small upper shank but no lower shank and is used without a curb chain. This means the bit has no leverage effect, as a bit with leverage must have a curb chain and lower shank.
As we've now gotten past the myth about baucher creating leverage and poll pressure, we now know that baucher bits are not stronger than a loose or fixed ring snaffle; they have different pressure points and functions.
Baucher bits are often suitable for following horses and issues:
Horses that tend to get high in the neck. As the pressure comes down and forward in the mouth, this often encourages horses to be rounder and come down/forward to the bit.
Horses with wear on their premolars. As the pressure comes down and forward in the mouth, it's more gentle on the teeth.
Horses with sensitive mouthcorners. The baucher sidepieces make the bit stable and still in the mouth, creating less friction in the mouth corners.
Horses that can get unstable in the contact and worried in the mouth. The baucher sidepieces make the bit stable and still in the mouth, helping the horse to trust the bit and stay more consistent in the contact. This means that baucher bit may not be the best option for a strong, stiff or heavy horse.
Horses with sensitive bars. The baucher sidepieces lift the bit up from the constant pressure on the bars, making it suitable for horses with sensitive bars as long as the mouthpiece offers bar relief.
Horses sensitive to poll pressure. When you take the reins, the bit lifts in the mouth, and the cheek pieces slacken, reducing the poll pressure.
